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July 2019
03 Jul 2019 Values on the edge of town
03 Jul 2019 Interest rates tipped to boost '20% overvalued' shares
02 Jul 2019 Demand high for FAP course
02 Jul 2019 NZ shares buoyed by RBA rate cut, US-China trade talks
02 Jul 2019 Consents at 45 year high
02 Jul 2019 Groups at licensing crossroads
02 Jul 2019 Limited stock makes for muted market
02 Jul 2019 COMMENT: The Sound of One Hand Clapping
02 Jul 2019 Banks weigh in on capital rules
02 Jul 2019 nib expands First Choice network
02 Jul 2019 Cannasouth breaks listing drought
02 Jul 2019 Retirement Income Group expects profit this year
02 Jul 2019 Client suffered heart attack before signing insurance contract
01 Jul 2019 Shares fall as yield plays ease from records
01 Jul 2019 Finzo delivers new pension option
01 Jul 2019 Banks warn of rising costs from capital rules
01 Jul 2019 LVR rules could be permanent
01 Jul 2019 LVR rules could be permanent: Bascand
01 Jul 2019 Out of the frying pan into the fire?
01 Jul 2019 Prices under pressure
01 Jul 2019 SBS and TSB rate cuts; FHBs overtake investors
01 Jul 2019 Insulation D-Day
01 Jul 2019 [UPDATED - With FMA comment] Call to ensure efficient advice licensing
01 Jul 2019 Can you spot the single-issue fanatics?
June 2019
28 Jun 2019 [The Wrap] A bouquet and a bloody big brick bat
28 Jun 2019 Shares post 6.4% gain in June quarter as yield remains king
28 Jun 2019 Up, up, up for regional rents
28 Jun 2019 Oh Lord's... what if a win comes down to economy rates?
28 Jun 2019 The takeover: more mortgages for FHBs
28 Jun 2019 UDC profit lifts
28 Jun 2019 Westpac cuts 1 year rate, foreign buyer ban bites
28 Jun 2019 10 market predictions for the rest of 2019
28 Jun 2019 Degree takes shape
27 Jun 2019 Housing team takes over from Twyford
27 Jun 2019 No monolithic cladding, no price stigma
27 Jun 2019 Expect more intrusive Reserve Bank: Bascand
27 Jun 2019 Yield hunt lifts Genesis, Auckland Airport to records
27 Jun 2019 Expect more intrusive Reserve Bank: Bascand
27 Jun 2019 Rates to fall further?
27 Jun 2019 Foreign buyer ban impacts Queenstown Lakes
27 Jun 2019 900 dropping out 'too low'
26 Jun 2019 NZ shares dip as investors eye Fletcher update
26 Jun 2019 OCR on hold: economists predict August cut
26 Jun 2019 OCR decision revealed
26 Jun 2019 Tahi backs motorsport
26 Jun 2019 ANZ cuts rates; will OCR fall again?
26 Jun 2019 Insurers want public education
26 Jun 2019 Consumer and its misguided approach
26 Jun 2019 COMMENT: The compliance struggle
26 Jun 2019 Adviser spin-off 'good news for both sides'
25 Jun 2019 Cigna reveals OnePath changes
25 Jun 2019 Sharemarket extend gains as A2 buoyed by trade data
25 Jun 2019 Fund manager makes appointment
25 Jun 2019 Licensing takes on some of code obligations
25 Jun 2019 Housing market risks for NZ - OECD
25 Jun 2019 Banks scrap sales incentives
25 Jun 2019 Financial Advice NZ disappointed by report
25 Jun 2019 Research tool will expand adviser access to research: Douglas
25 Jun 2019 Mindful Money wants to boost ethical investment
24 Jun 2019 NZ shares outperform Asia on persistent demand for reliable income
24 Jun 2019 Banks scrap sales incentives
24 Jun 2019 It’s not just about mortgage rates
24 Jun 2019 Our new code
24 Jun 2019 900 advisers expected to leave the industry
24 Jun 2019 Reserve Bank orders ANZ reviews
24 Jun 2019 Reserve Bank orders ANZ review; BNZ slashes rates
24 Jun 2019 Fidelity support for nib products continues
24 Jun 2019 Fidelity life continues nib support
24 Jun 2019 Surge in AFA numbers pre-FSLAA
22 Jun 2019 [The Wrap] What's going on at ANZ?
22 Jun 2019 Two new arrivals at Harbour
21 Jun 2019 Former Morningstar man teams up with the old firm
21 Jun 2019 NZ shares gains in heavy trading on quarterly index reweighting
21 Jun 2019 Confidence in commercial running high
21 Jun 2019 ASB and Sovereign cut rates; OCR Preview
21 Jun 2019 nib goes it alone with advisers
21 Jun 2019 Transitional licensing 'a hurdle for small businesses'
21 Jun 2019 OCR Preview: Economists predict rates will hold
20 Jun 2019 Blue-chip shares give up recent gains, Infratil sheds dividend
20 Jun 2019 Sharesies expands
20 Jun 2019 Resimac takes on data entry for advisers; IRD eyes property flippers
20 Jun 2019 Resimac takes over data entry for advisers
20 Jun 2019 Newpark adds to leadership team
20 Jun 2019 AIA offers Vitality to advisers
20 Jun 2019 AMP advisers finally break free from the mother ship
19 Jun 2019 NZX50 hits record; prospect of lower rates drives yield hunt
19 Jun 2019 FSLAA starts June 2020
19 Jun 2019 Inland Revenue to act on PIRs
19 Jun 2019 Homesellers required to provide IRD number
19 Jun 2019 Co-Operative Bank cuts rates; Parents support young buyers
19 Jun 2019 Mint offers new fee option to help advisers
19 Jun 2019 Online advice an opportunity for KiwiSaver: SuperRatings
19 Jun 2019 Entries open for Financial Advice NZ awards
18 Jun 2019 NZ shares gain as investors eye upcoming Fed meeting
18 Jun 2019 Bank of mum and dad backing first home market: Westpac
18 Jun 2019 Transforming commercial investment
18 Jun 2019 Mercer appoints local wealth boss
18 Jun 2019 Prospa builds NZ team; turmoil for ANZ
18 Jun 2019 A Capital Offence
18 Jun 2019 Campaign focuses on emotional connection to promote insurance
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Latest Comments
When a night is not a night
Nice commentary. I agree it's pretty pedantic to look at hours rather than nights. And I have had claims where hours rather than nights have been used to determine payment of this benefit. My experience with this has been mixed, with some insurers considering discharge and readmission to be the same admission paying a contiguous claim. With others being a bit pedantic. Given my knowledge and history with product changes, I can only conclude that someone has complained about the definition(s) which have driven changes tightening the response. End of the day the insurers are under pressure with claims, and we have seen this benefit removed with Southern Cross and moved into an optional area with Partners Life. So it's no longer a given there will be a response from policies for this either.
2 weeks ago Jon-Paul Hale
FNZ to build advice platform for FirstCape
That seems an awfully long-winded way to say FirstCape will be adopting its newly acquired Consilium FNZ platform. The’ve done the heavy lifting so why not acknowledge that. Or are they really going to start from scratch?
2 weeks ago John Milner
Stobo resigns FMA chair after investigation
@Amused – I wouldn’t feel too bad about the use your comment was put to. And the fact Stobo wasn’t on the Indi board at the time of his resignation doesn’t make the conflict less problematic. I have no view on whether Stobo fell victim to a “witch hunt". I’m not sure that Barrass’ view represents a change, on her part, of how she viewed the Indi conflict. It is possible (as I am suggesting) that the FMA never had a proper view of the conflict in the first place. Liam Mason’s initial assessment that the conflict was unremarkable was flawed, in my opinion. "Good and effective management of conflicts of interest is particularly important for a Crown regulator. If conflicts are not recognised, acknowledged and managed appropriately, they can quickly undermine the integrity of officials, the organisation’s decisions, and public and business confidence in the integrity of the organisation." (Kirsty P McDonald ONZM QC, 2022) The identification and management of the Stobo/Indi conflict needs to be understood in the context of shortcomings identified in the report (cited above) following a 2022 independent review into the FMA’s management of the Rob Everett/Booster COI. There’s a theme emerging. I wonder what the Stobo/Indi Conflict Mitigation Record shows (if anything). There’s nothing in Aldred KC’s report that would suggest this was provided to her. Liam Mason emailed Stobo on 12th July 2025, expressing concern that Indi was using Stobo as a marketing prop. This suggests mitigation strategies were not put in place for this entirely foreseeable risk back at the time the conflict was first disclosed.
2 weeks ago Paul Flood
Sharesies opens advice offering to New Zealand investors
Why did they add cash and bonds into there High Growth portfolio? I'm so confused.
3 weeks ago my realname
Stobo resigns FMA chair after investigation
@ paul flood – thanks for making me aware of this. I stand by my comment that nobody in a regulatory role should ever be sitting on the board of a provider which that regulator is charged with monitoring. Do I feel a bit stink now that my comment on Good Returns was used by the FMA as part of a “witch hunt” to remove Mr Stobo as FMA Chair? Of course I do. Mr Stobo was not sitting on the board of any financial services provider monitored by the FMA at the time he offered his resignation to Commerce Minister Cameron Brewer. Interesting how things changed below from Mr Stobo’s initial appointment as the FMA chair “The FMA has a rigorous conflicts of interest process for board members to identify potential interests and to ensure that board members comply with their obligations under the Crown Entities Act. The FMA maintains a list of members’ interests. This is updated in advance of each board meeting and board members confirm its accuracy at the meeting. Mr Stobo’s interest in The Independent Mortgage Company (Indi) has been disclosed under this process.” To - “When I interviewed Ms Barrass (FMA chief executive) she told me that she considered the role with Indi was “heavily conflicted” and that the matter was a serious one for the FMA because We [the FMA] need to be beyond reproach because the inappropriate management of conflicts is not just a matter of regulatory requirements”. None of the smears against Mr Stobo have been upheld in this report by Wendy Aldred KC. Questions need to be asked by our politicians as to what has happened here. It appears people employed at Government agencies in Wellington who have a different political view to that of the public service should be cautious now when expressing their opinions. Political neutrality is sighted by KC Wendy Aldred as to why Mr Stobo should resign and yet she is part of Health Coalition Aotearoa which is a a coalition of member organisations committed to closing the health prevention gap in Aotearoa by advocating for Te Tiriti-led, evidence-based, policies. Does anyone think that Wendy Aldred KC can be considered “politically neutral” with her report prepared for the FMA?
3 weeks ago Simon Rule